# The Best \[Blank\] Scene in Any Movie Is... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 27, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919 "2011-04-27T17:51:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/21 "2011-04-27T20:34:37Z")
Best car: The Beast: _Uncle Buck_ ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/22 "2011-04-27T20:35:19Z")
Best Office Building Lobby Entrance scene: _The Matrix_ Best Lawyer Reaction To Jury Verdict scene: _The Verdict_ (Newman’s subtle, restrained surprise says so much) Best Butt Sex With Butter scene: _Last Tango In Paris_ ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/23 "2011-04-27T20:36:18Z")
Best “Man-Gets-Hit-By-Two-Cars” scene: _Meet Joe Black_ ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/24 "2011-04-27T20:39:52Z")
Best entrance: Anthony Hopkins in _Silence of the Lambs_. He’s scary as hell and he just fucking stands there! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/25 "2011-04-27T20:43:32Z")
Best “I didn’t know they could actually act” scene starring somebody who nowadays appears in some lame-assed TV show that only my grandparents watch: Angela Lansbury talking to her son in _The Manchurian Candidate_ ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/26 "2011-04-27T20:44:11Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I’ll go ahead and argue for the car rental scene in _Planes Trains and Automobiles_. > > “I want. A fucking car. Right. Fucking. Now.” I’ll nominate _Midnight Run_. “I have just two words for you. Shut. The fuck. Up.” Best Erotic Scenes Involving Food: _Tampopo_ Best Opening Monolog: _Swordfish_ ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/27 "2011-04-27T20:45:15Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Best “I didn’t know they could actually act” scene starring somebody who nowadays appears in some lame-assed TV show that only my grandparents watch: Angela Lansbury talking to her son in _The Manchurian Candidate_ Yes, chilling. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/28 "2011-04-27T20:46:36Z")
I still remember being completely flabbergasted by that scene, even though it’s been 15 years since I saw it for the first time. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/29 "2011-04-27T20:49:39Z")
Best uninterrupted camera shot in a movie: opening sequence of _The Player_ Bet comedic content over the closing credits _The Hangover_ ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/30 "2011-04-27T20:51:46Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > he Best Taking a Shit Scene is in _Dumb and Dumber_. Nah, that’s the opening scene of Harold and Kumar escape from Quantanamo Bay. Or even better: the “battleshits” scene from the first H & K movie. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/31 "2011-04-27T20:52:00Z")
Best swearing scene by a child. Kick Ass “Okay you cunts, let’s see what you can do now.” ---
**Author:** ![BomTek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bomtek/32/21364_2.png) [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/32 "2011-04-27T20:54:11Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > Best uncomfortable phone scene: Swingers I’d nominate Paul Rudd leaving a message for Jason Segel in _I Love You, Man_. Paul Rudd seems like one of the most charismatic guys ever, or at least in recent pop culture, but that whole LONG phone message was just awkward to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/33 "2011-04-27T21:39:51Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > Best swearing scene by a child. > Kick Ass “Okay you cunts, let’s see what you can do now.” I’m a bigger fan of the line “You just contact the mayor’s office. He has a special signal he shines in the sky; it’s in the shape of a giant cock.” ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/34 "2011-04-27T23:28:02Z")
Best monkey funeral scene: **Sunset Boulevard** ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/35 "2011-04-27T23:41:14Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > I’m a bigger fan of the line “You just contact the mayor’s office. He has a special signal he shines in the sky; it’s in the shape of a giant cock.” My favorite is “go fuck a refrigerator” from **Robocop 2** ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/36 "2011-04-27T23:55:17Z")
Best list of rental movies to order: Randal on the phone in **Clerks**. Best surprise cameo: Neil Patrick Harris in **Harold and Kumar got to White Castle**. Best surprise mowing down of the entire cast: **Das Boot**. ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/37 "2011-04-28T00:17:53Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Best Opening Monolog: _Swordfish_ I’d have to disagree with this and nominate **Bad Santa** instead. Best musical number scene: Ray’s Music Exchange - Shake Your Tailfeather in **The Blues Brothers**. Best end of the world scene: The end of **Dr. Strangelove**. ---
**Author:** ![Pantani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@Pantani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantani)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/38 "2011-04-28T00:18:21Z")
Best exploding sheep: Bad Taste ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/39 "2011-04-28T01:02:30Z")
Best action scene: Chariot race in **Ben Hur**. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/40 "2011-04-28T01:04:32Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Best Erotic Scenes Involving Food: _Tampopo_ **Tom Jones** gets some consideration here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919.md?page=3)